J. R. Jenkins
{{Short description|American football player (born 1979)}}
{{use mdy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image =
| number = 6
| position = Kicker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|1|31}}
| birth_place = Springfield, Illinois
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 195
| high_school = Loganville (Loganville, Georgia)
| college = Marshall
| undraftedyear = 2001
| draftround =
| draftpick =
| pastteams =
- Detroit Fury ({{AFL Year|2001}}–{{AFL Year|2002}})
- Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2002}})
- Berlin Thunder ({{NFLE Year|2003}})
| highlights =
| statseason =
| statlabel1 = Field goals
| statvalue1 = 0
| statlabel2 = Field goal attempts
| statvalue2 = 1
| statlabel3 =
| statvalue3 =
| aflstatseason =
| aflstatlabel1 = Field goals
| aflstatvalue1 = 3
| aflstatlabel2 = Field goal attempts
| aflstatvalue2 = 13
| aflstatlabel3 = Extra points
| aflstatvalue3 = 51
| aflstatlabel4 = Extra point attempts
| aflstatvalue4 = 56
| aflstatlabel5 =
| aflstatvalue5 =
| afl = JR_Jenkins-2961
| pfr = JenkJ.20
}}
John Robert Jenkins (born January 31, 1979) is an American football former kicker in the National Football League for the Baltimore Ravens.
Football career
Jenkins played football at Marshall University from 1997 to 2001 as a kicker, handling kickoff duties for the first two seasons before becoming the team's primary kicker in 1999.{{cite web |title=1998 Marshall Thundering Herd Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/marshall/1998.html |website=sports-reference.com/cfb/ |accessdate=February 24, 2019}}{{cite web |title=2000 Marshall Thundering Herd Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/marshall/2000.html |website=sports-reference.com/cfb/ |accessdate=February 24, 2019}} He went undrafted in the 2001 NFL draft.
=Detroit Fury=
After leaving Marshall University, Jenkins signed with the Detroit Fury of the Arena Football League on June 6, 2001,{{cite web |title=Detroit Fury Team Transaction History |url=http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=transactionsold&team=46 |website=arenafan.com |accessdate=February 24, 2019}} to replace Detroit's previous kicker, Kent Baker. During a playoff game against the Arizona Rattlers, Jenkins kicked a 57-yard field goal, the longest of his professional football career.{{cite web |title=AFL Box Score: Detroit Fury @ Arizona Rattlers (Jul 28, 2001) |url=http://www.arenafan.com/statistics/?page=boxscore&gameid=1529 |website=arenafan.com |accessdate=February 24, 2019}} He left the AFL April 22, 2002, to sign with the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL.{{cite web |title=Detroit Fury Team Transactions |url=http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=transactions&type=old&team=46 |website=arenafan.com |accessdate=February 24, 2019}}
=Baltimore Ravens=
During the 2001–02 offseason, the Baltimore Ravens signed Jenkins to perform kickoff duties, as his leg was much stronger than incumbent kicker Matt Stover's leg. During his tenure with the Ravens, he attempted 1 field goal against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which was blocked by Ellis Wyms. He was put on the practice squad after week 10 due to injuries. He would go on to be assigned to NFL Europe with the Berlin Thunder for the off season. He was eventually cut after the 3rd preseason game in 2003 {{cite web |title=Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens - November 10th, 2002 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200211100rav.htm |website=pro-football-reference.com |accessdate=February 24, 2019}}
=Berlin Thunder=
Jenkins was assigned to the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe during the 2003 NFL off-season. Again, he was mostly used as a kickoff and long field goal specialist, going 6/11 on field goal attempts, making 2/4 of his attempts of 50+ yards.{{cite web |title=J.R. Jenkins |url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/jr-jenkins-jenkijr01 |website=footballdb.com |accessdate=February 24, 2019}}